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"speaker_name": "Murang’a CWR, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sabina Chege",
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"content": "properly. I am very sure we are going to improve the healthcare of this nation. We all know that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. The Committee has received a lot of concerns from stakeholders. When we get to the Committee of the whole House, we will be amending some of the proposals in this Bill - not to water it down but to make it much better. I want to thank Members of this House for their support of the Bill. Once again, thank you Hon. (Dr.) Mishra for coming up with this Bill. Above all, we need to selfishly protect our people and make sure that our health facilities are up to task. That will mean we do not have to take our people out of the country. I went to India and found many Kenyans. Our oncologists are not many. We are working on a policy on how to train more. Our patients who are referred out of the country need to have money for accommodation. Some go to apartments; others go to hotels; others are even kicked out. Some go there expecting to be treated within few days but the treatment ends up taking longer than expected. A majority of the patients organize fundraisers. Kenyans have suffered out there. It is our duty as a Parliament to make sure we protect our people and give them the best healthcare as we work together with the county governments. Because I have seen a lot of politics going on with the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), I would like Members to take keen interest on what is going to be proposed on the healthcare of Kenyans so that we mean well and give the best to this nation. I thank you for the opportunity."
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